Tool-handle coupling



A. J. KIRKPATRICK.

TOOL HANDLE COUPLING.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 9.1921.

'AL mente@ @011.241,1922.

WITNESS i antennes J. nrnirra'rnron, or amnesia, ritirarsi-.vernal Toon-nannte (touraine.

Application `tiled July 9, 1921. Serial No. 483,631.1.`

To all inkom it may concern Be it known that l, AMANDUs J. KIRK- rA'rRroK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Altoona, in the county ot' Blair and State or' Pennsylvania, have `invented new and useful improvements in Tool-Handle Couplings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relatesto couplings for tool handles such as the handles of b rooins, mops,

` hoes, and the like, and has for its object the provision oit a coupling device whereby the usual long handle may be secured upon a very short stub handle projecting trom thehead of a broom, mop or other implement, the advantage being that a` singleI long handle may be used in` connection with a plurality f of tool heads, thus eii'ectinga greatfsaving l `in lumber and also effecting a saving to man 20 W may be packed and shipped much more ufacturers inasmuch as their finished articles cheaply on account of `the absence of the long handles usually provided. i An additional Objectis` the provision of a` device of this character which will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, `easy to apply, strong `in its holding action, efiicient and durable in service, and a general. im provement in the art.`

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the invention consists in the detailsoi1 construction to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illus--` trated in the accompanying drawings in whichvm c Figure 1 is a side eleva-tion of my device showing it associatedwith a broom,

Figure 2 is a cross sectional view,

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional View,

Figure l is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure 2. i

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the letter A designates a broom head though it is to be` understood that it might be the head of arake, hoe, mop or other similar implement and projecting from this head `is a short stub B. When my device is used it is contemplated thatthe heads of such implements as above mentionedbe provided with only such a short stub, the usual `long handle being omitted or` being cut Voil?.

\ rlihe letter C designates `a long handlel which might be the handle of a broken implement. or which nlight be a new handle furnished by the manufacture, to be used in conjunction `with the implement head. r

. In carrying out my invention l provide a coupling for seouringthe long handle C to the stub B and this coupling comprises a clamping sleeve 10 which is substantially cylindrical throughout its length and this has its `edges formed with ianges 11 arranged-in. spaced relation. any suitable sheet metal of more or less resilience. Associated with this sleeve is an `elongated member 12 which is lli-shaped in cross section and which is arranged in straddhng relationtothe flanges 11. l@ne side ot this member 12 1s formed with holes 13 registering with holesl `formed in thelianges 11 and through these registering holes are passed bolts 15 carrying nuts 16.

ln the use of the device the sleeve 10 is engaged upon the handle C with the member 12 associated with the sleeve and one bolt 15 is .fully tightened whereuponthe sleeve This sleeve is formed of will be firmly clamped uponthe handle C an-d the position should be such that substantially halt of the sleeve will project beyond the handle C. .The sleeve is then en gaged over` the stub B and the other bolt 15 tightened whereupon it will be apparent that the two handles will be firmly secured so that a strong and rigid structure will be provided. The provision of the trough-like member 12 is important as it iorms a housing covering the bolts, nuts and flanges and consequently prevents themffrom catching onto or striking against articles oi turniture or the like. Y

While l have shown an-d described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is of course to be understood that l reserve the right tomake such changes in the form, construction and arrangement of parts as will not depart vfrom the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

A `coupling of the character described comprising a cylindrical sleeve having its edges formed` with outwardly extending llanges, the sleeve being adapted to be disposed upon one end of a handleand adapted tohave its othei` end disposed upon a stub projecting om a tool head, a channel shaped member disposed in straddling relation to'said flanges and formed in one side f' With spaced holes, the flanges being formed with spaced holes registering with said first named holes, and bolts passing through the registering holes and carrying nuts, ther head of thebolts being disposed against the AMANDUS J. KIRKPA'IJICK. 

